#9E501B#9E501B

#9E501B is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.121 H 50.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#9E501B
RGB	rgb(158, 80, 27)
HSL	hsl(24, 71%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(24, 83%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 49.4%, 82.9%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.89, 28.78, 43.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.89, 52.18, 56.52°)
OKLab	oklab(51.84% 0.0775 0.0934)
OKLCH	oklch(51.84% 0.121 50.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.1687, 13.0876, 2.6588)
Luminance	0.1309 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#9E501B #1B699E

analogous

#9E1B27 #9E501B #9E921B

triadic

#9E501B #1B9E50 #501B9E

tetradic

#9E501B #279E1B #1B699E #921B9E

square

#9E501B #279E1B #1B699E #921B9E

split-complementary

#9E501B #1B9E92 #1B279E

monochromatic

#351B09 #6A3612 #9E501B #D26A24 #E18C52

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#9E501B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#9E501B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #9E501B

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##9E501B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##9E501B	1.00	5.81	3.62	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675A13

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796C19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AE3F46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #9e501b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(158, 80, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.121 50.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c1825c',
    500: '#9e501b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #9e501b;
$custom-light: #c1825c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#9e501b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 158,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 24.275,
    "s": 70.811,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51843,
    "c": 0.12142,
    "h": 50.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13086
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#9E501B

secondary

#5195C4

accent

#A5EE3A

background

#FCF8F5

surface

#F9EFE9

border

#D2CAC5

text

#140A04

muted

#827C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #9E501B

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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